Democracy at school

DEMOCRACY AT SCHOOL

“The idea of an election is

much more interesting to

me than the election

itself...The act of voting is

in itself the defining

moment.”[Jeff Melvoin, Northern Exposure, Democracy in

America, 1992]

Democratic participation to school

councils

Councils Members

Teachers

StudentsParents

Every member is elected by vote.

Voting is….

Democracy

Free

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Election Rules• The elections are held by 31st October by secret ballot.

• The Class Representatives are elected by the students every

year.

• The election day of School Representatives and Class

Representatives is the same.

• Each class elects two members to represent them in their Class

Council.

• Four representatives are elected for the School Council.

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Democracy and Class Representatives

“The great thing about democracy is

that it gives every voter a chance to do

something stupid.”

[Art Spander]

We can express our preference just for a single candidate.

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• The class representatives can express their classmates opinions, necessities and proposals inside the class council.

• They report class feedback to the council

• They are democratically listened by teachers and the headmaster.

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• Everyone can apply to be elected.

• During the election campaign,

candidates create their own lists

which should be submitted from

the 20th to 15th day before the

elections.

• Lists can often be characterized by

slogans.

Democracy and School Representatives

OUR SLOGAN?

“Have no fear,

with John Smith…

it’ll be a great year”

The school representatives are

part of the School Council:

• they can express their opinions

• they can vote resolutions

(except for financial matters)

MERITOCRACY?

• What kind of students are elected?

• Are our leaders the most deserving students in the

school?

• May good marks affect the choice of the candidates?

GOOD LEADERS ARE DEVELOPED, NOT BORN!

OUR LEADERS… WHO ARE THEY?

• NOT THE BEST.

• THEY ARE OPEN MINDED, WITH THE

ILLUSION TO CHANGE THE WORLD.

• THEY AREN’T SHY.

• THEY AREN’T ELECTED BECAUSE OF

SCHOOL INTEGRITY OR EXEMPLARY

CONDUCT.

WE LIKE THEM!

Why? Because we hope…

• they will have the heart to support problems that arise;

• they will fulfill the goals and the actions they have proposed during the election campaign;

• they will be able to obtain the respect of students’ rights.